Remember the classic book (and more recent movie) Love in the Time of Cholera? I’m afraid I don’t, as I generally avoid epic romantic historical dramas like…well…cholera. BUT I do know the title, and have found myself applying it to our current pandemic situation with varying degrees of humor and horror. So for anyone looking to write the next gushy bestseller (or any college entrance essay for the next ten years), feel free to use any of the following:

• Anxiety and Depression in the Time of Corona
• Lipstick Futility in the Time of Corona
• High School Math Remotely in the Time of Corona (:Why?!?!)
• Parking Lot Lunch Dates in the Time of Corona (:Why my car is never clean)
• The Front Page in the Time of Corona
• Legging sales in the Time of Corona (:up)
• Partisan Politics in the Time of Corona (Yikes)

I could, of course, go on, but would mostly like to add my new actual favorite to the list: Mountains in the Time of Corona. 

As I was lucky enough to experience this one firsthand last week, let me just say that yes, it’s as good as it sounds. Here’s to a newly heightened appreciation for quiet natural places that get us “above” the fray of it.

I’ll just put these pictures here and wish all of you literal or figurative Mountains in the midst of your own personal Coronas.